posted on May, 16 2023 @ 02:07 PM
a reply to:
AndyFromMichigan
Seriously? A Patriot battery consists of up to something like 11 vehicles. Damage to a TEL is still damage to the battery, but can be repaired simply
by replacing it with a different TEL, or simply removing it from the firing chain. In this instance, there were something like 20 missiles, and
multiple Shahed UAVs involved. ANY air defense system can be overwhelmed and damaged.
There's no such thing as a 100% capable weapons system. Add in trying to stop hypersonic weapons, and the fact that shooting down a missile doesn't
mean it vaporizes in midair, and there's always a chance of damage. Those missile bodies have to land somewhere. An air defense system can usually
stop an incoming missile far enough out that it's not going to damage infrastructure on the ground, but if the missile is fast enough that the
intercept is closer in, there's more of a chance that it's going to continue forward farther and possibly hit something, like the battery.
edit
on 5/16/2023 by Zaphod58 because: (no reason given)